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6.2.2 Guidelines for Applicants: The Guidelines will include a standard
application format and detailed eligibility and project evaluation (selection) criteria. The
Service Unions, assisted by the experts of the TA component of the project, will
ensure publicity and awareness among potential beneficiaries.
6.2.3 Eligibility Criteria: In line with the Practical Guide, eligibility criteria will be
stated in Guidelines for Applicants according to the type of project.
6.2.4 Evaluation Criteria: Evaluation criteria will include the following: Readiness
of the project to be implemented; Relevance of the project and its coherence with the
objectives of the schemes; Quality, expected impact and sustainability of the project
as well as its cost-effectiveness. Priority will be given to projects with a regional
character (e.g. projects with a target area including all of the regions’ provinces) and a
strong dissemination potential.
6.2.5 Evaluation Committee: Proposals will be evaluated by an Evaluation
Committee set by the CFCU. In line with the Practical Guide, the entire evaluation
procedure will be recorded in an evaluation report, which will be submitted to the
European Commission for approval.
6.2.6 Grant Awards: Grants will be awarded following the standard procedures
set down in the Practical Guide. Individual grants will not be required to be endorsed
by the European Commission, but a copy of the contract will be required to be
provided to it.
6.2.7 Monitoring Committee: The SPO will establish a monitoring committee to
follow the progress of whole project’s implementation (using monitoring indicators as
defined in the logframe). The monitoring committee will include representatives from
the targeted regions, the Service Unions, provincial administrations, municipalities and
any organizations representing the interests of target groups and/or covered sectors.
The monitoring committee will meet twice a year. Meeting reports will include
monitoring data and will be used to inform decisions related to whole project’s
implementation and future programming.
6.2.8 Delivery Mechanisms: In Local Development Initiatives, SME and Small
Scale Infrastructure components, grant scheme mechanism will be used. Agriculture /
Livestock component will comprise training packages with supplies and materials.
Provisions of supplies and materials will be dependent on some conditions such as
cooperation in the dissemination activities and preliminary training. Also there will be
supply tenders for the supplies and materials under Agriculture / Livestock component
and the equipment and materials under Support to Management Structures at NUTS II
Level component.
6.3 Twinning
No twinning activities are included as part of the grant schemes and the individual
investment projects.
6.4 Non-standard aspects
6.5 Contracts
There will be a number of small contracts financed through the three grant schemes.
Contracting each infrastructure project will remain under the responsibility of the central and
regional structures implementing the programme. The public authority being the final
beneficiary will be responsible for contracting the individual construction works following
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